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Somerset County

12 jurisdictions in Somerset County receive opioid settlement funds. They are the county government and 11 municipalities. Complete ledgers have been produced for 2 of them. 4 jurisdictions are graded F for certifying spending that does not exist in the books.

Complete ledgers · 2 of 12Records refused · 0Graded F · 4
County wide · county government and 11 municipalities · 2 of 12 with complete ledgers
Received$6,167,475.75Cumulative, as each jurisdiction last certified to the State
Spent, verified$2,374,923.36Summed from the ledger rows published here
Non-conforming$395,618.05Classified against the Exhibit E gates
Misreported to the StateCertified against books conflict$202,469.91Certified figures the books do not support
Every figure is summed over the county government and 11 municipalities, from the published rows, in whole cents. A jurisdiction with no ledger adds nothing to spent.

The county government

Somerset County is a recipient in its own right. Its reports and its books are compared here the same way a municipality's are.

Received$3,147,712.72Cumulative, as last certified to the State
Paid$1,493,875.36Summed from the county ledger
Misreported to the StateCertified against books conflict$114,727.80Certified figures the county books do not support
DGrade D · provisional
Grade D · provisional · rubric v5Grade D · provisional
Reporting integrity · weight 50
82.36 / 100
Spending conformity · weight 40
65.99 / 100
Transparency · weight 10
100 / 100
Weighted score
69.99 · D
Cap · Money transferred out of the opioid account with no certified program
applied

11 municipalities

Graded jurisdictions first, sorted by dollars misreported to the State. The full column set lives in the statewide rankings.

Graded municipalities in Somerset County, sorted by dollars misreported to the State, largest first
GradeMunicipality and patternsSpent, verifiedMisreported to State
FGrade FFranklin Township
Police vehicles and gear
282,446.35Certified against books conflict44,900.00
CGrade CBridgewater Township
Fake encumbrances
127,955.50Certified against books conflict19,806.62
DGrade DBound Brook
Fake encumbrances · Phantom programs
27,957.28Certified against books conflict13,097.06
FGrade FNorth Plainfield
Police vehicles and gear
159,254.94Certified against books conflict4,311.14
CGrade CBernards Township
Funding-source substitution
29,356.93Certified against books conflict3,507.71
CGrade CSomerville
Funding-source substitution
21,295.57Certified against books conflict2,000.00
FGrade FManville39,281.15Certified against books conflict118.68
CGrade CBranchburg Township
Police vehicles and gear
99,020.65Certified against books conflict0.90
FGrade FMontgomery Township21,219.63No figure published
BGrade BWarren Township73,260.00No figure published
Not yet graded · 1

Hillsborough Township Records pending

What recurs here

Each family below groups the jurisdictions in this county carrying a finding of the same shape. Counts are sized by how far the family reaches.

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Fake encumbrances

An encumbrance certified to the State with no open commitment in the books.

CGrade CDGrade DDGrade DFindings
3

Police vehicles and gear

Vehicles, upfits, body armor and equipment paid from opioid funds.

CGrade CFGrade FFGrade FFindings
2

Funding-source substitution

Work previously paid from another fund moved onto the opioid account.

CGrade CCGrade CFindings
1

Phantom programs

A program certified to the State with no matching payment in the books.

DGrade DFindings
Findings in Somerset County

The FY2025 report certifies a program titled L.E.A.D. Law Enforcement Against Drugs and Violence vehicles and curricula at 143,104.33 funded and expended, recipient the Franklin Township Police Department, funding date 11/12/2024, primary category Primary Prevention, Education, and Training (pp4 to 6). It reports 500 participants and 60 sessions. The accounts' only purchase from Lead Inc is purchase order 24-02287, Too Good for Drugs and Violence kits and workbooks, 2,299.75, paid by check 3070 on 05/13/2025. The vendor history for 01/01/2018 to 08/28/2026 shows 4,238.20 paid to Lead Inc from every Township account in that time. The vehicles on the accounts in FY2025 are two 2023 Ford Mustang Mach-E shipped to the Police Department under Resolution 24-313, purchase order 24-02476, 95,125.70, paid by check 2973 on 11/12/2024, the funding date the report gives, and their emergency lighting, purchase order 24-03178, 15,514.46, paid by check 3050 on 04/08/2025. The record does not show which payments make up 143,104.33. The report files vehicles under prevention, education and training. No listed prevention use covers a vehicle, and no prevention program using these vehicles is documented.

9 documents · 10/03/2026

The FY2026 report certifies 10,046.32 spent between 07/01/2025 and 06/30/2026 (p1). The settlement accounts paid 13,554.03 net in that window, 3,507.71 more. The report's Safe Medication Storage, Community Resource Awareness and Community Recovery Champion figures and its 1,000.08 of administration tie to 7,704.13 of payments to the cent. It certifies REACH Out: By Being a Lifeline at 2,342.19 spent (p14), and no order or combination of orders makes that figure. The other 5,849.90 paid in the year includes Verde Technologies check 147683 on 05/26/2026 for 3,018.00 of Deterra pouches, DisposeRx check 147614 on 05/26/2026 for 813.17, Positive Promotions check 147483 on 05/12/2026 for 1,388.54 of tote bags, 542.39 of Amazon ink, bins, sticker paper, stickers and a Cricut press, and 87.80 of wallet cards on check 147828. The report also certifies 6,376.79 encumbered (p2). On 06/30/2026 the books held 6,448.54 open, Community In Crisis lines 3 and 4 at 5,000.00, the Fastsigns banner order at 1,376.79 and a Positive Promotions brochure order of 71.75 encumbered 06/29/2026. The certified spending and the books cannot both be right.

3 documents · 10/03/2026

The FY2026 report certifies 149,931.48 unspent and uncommitted on hand at question 9 (p2). It certifies 150,213.26 received since 2022 with 0.00 interest (Q2 and Q3, p1) and 6,000.00 encumbered (Q7, p2). Through 06/30/2026 the settlement account paid 20,319.48 on eight checks, 112, 140, 142, 203, 278, 322, 342 and 369. Received less paid leaves 129,893.78. Less the 6,000.00 encumbered, 123,893.78 was uncommitted. The report claims 26,037.70 more. The 149,931.48 is the account's budget balance printed 08/31/2026, after Amazon check 383 for 976.09 on 08/17/2026, a payment made after the reporting year closed. The same print shows 150,907.57 on 06/30/2026. A budget balance counts the appropriations added to the account, not money received less money paid.

3 documents · 10/03/2026

The FY2026 report certifies 3,000.00 expended in the reporting period 7/1/2025 to 6/30/2026 under the 2023 program Peer Mediation/Peer Mentoring Program, which it calls a one-time event (p9). It counts 1200 participants served, 2 sessions and 1200 as the reduction in opioid-related incidents. The books show one payment for it, purchase order 26-01165 to TJohnE Productions Inc. for ThinkFast Interactive, check 28896 of 04/16/2026, on account X-02-40-774-6901. The vendor history shows the Township bought the same show from the same vendor for the same 3,000.00 on purchase order 25-04274, check 28678 of 03/12/2026, from line 5-01-25-240-6118, Police Education and Training. Line 4-01-25-240-6118, Police Education and Training, paid the vendor 3,000.00 for a teen driver safety show on check 26026 of 03/20/2025. The settlement money paid five weeks later for a cost the police budget had already carried. No peer mediation or peer mentoring program appears in the books.

3 documents · 10/04/2026

The FY2024 report certifies 100,062.58 received between 07/01/2023 and 06/30/2024 and 136,938.61 received since the distribution began in 2022 (p1, questions 1 and 3). The Township's grant account, 02-214-41-792-000, shows four receipts in that period. They are 7,842.57 on 08/09/2023, 1,997.75 on 11/27/2023, 4,514.97 on 05/24/2024 and 8,760.67 on 06/25/2024, 23,115.96 in all. The certified figure is 76,946.62 more. It is not a sum of receipts. It is the report's own spent figure, 4,754.81, plus its unspent on hand figure, 95,307.77, to the cent. With the 33,876.03 the FY2023 report certifies and the books confirm, the books show 56,991.99 received since 2022, not 136,938.61. The FY2025 and FY2026 reports carry the FY2024 figure forward in their totals received since 2022.

3 documents · 10/04/2026

The FY2026 report lists a new program, printed as Vehichle Purchase and outfitting, at 49,228.35 funded and spent (pp6 to 8). It names the recipient as 2025 Jeep Grand Cherokee, the primary problem as Police Vehicle and the purpose as For police to patrol the municipality. It files the program under the primary category Workforce Development and Capacity Building and the Schedule B strategy First Responders. It gives the funding and launch date as 10/13/2025 and reports 0 individuals served. It says the program addresses opioid use disorder through a visible police force. Asked how often it measures its indicator, increased community awareness, it answers that the police use the vehicle when attending functions. It gives the outcome as unknown. The books show the vehicle and its lights. Hertrich Fleet Services purchase order 25-01477, 2025 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE - PD, was first encumbered 09/09/2025 and paid by check 52660 for 39,667.45 on 10/13/2025, from current fund account 5-01-46-888-020, Opioid settlement. Elite Vehicle Solutions purchase order 25-01645, 2025 JEEP LIGHTING W/INSTALL, was paid by check 2885 for 9,560.90 on 04/27/2026 from grant account G-02-40-214-019, Opioid Funds Appropriated. The two payments make the certified figure to the cent. On 12/31/2025 reference 5991, recharged to grant ck 52660, took the Jeep off the current fund line and reference 5990 charged it to the grant account. The same day reference 5992 moved the line's 59,153.90 balance to the grant fund, where reference 5989 records it as the 2025 budget appropriation. Both accounts carry opioid settlement titles, and the FY2025 report certified that 59,153.90 as opioid funds appropriated but not yet spent. The recharge moved the Jeep between two settlement accounts. The produced records do not show it charged to a police budget line at any point. The report names the vehicle plainly, but neither label describes it. Exhibit E's First Responders category adds two uses to the first-responder items in sections C, D and H: education about fentanyl and other drugs, and wellness services for first responders. Its Training category funds staff training and networking. No listed use in C, D, H or I covers a patrol vehicle, and no overdose program using this vehicle is documented.

4 documents · 10/03/2026

Documents
ledger19 filesOpen
vendor history9 filesOpen
dhs report4 filesOpen
Municipal records11 municipalitiesOpen
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Frequently asked questions

Why does Somerset County appear twice, as a county and as its municipalities?

The county government and each municipality receive their own allocations and file their own reports. The county's grade covers its own books. The municipalities are graded separately and rolled up on this page.The rubric

Did the county pass any of its money down to the towns?

Where a county made subawards to municipalities, the payment appears in the county ledger as a transfer out and on the receiving town's page as money received. Both sides are shown from the documents.How we trace a transfer

Which Somerset County jurisdictions have not produced their records?

None has refused. Jurisdictions marked pending have a request inside the statutory window, and no letter grade is issued until the ledger is complete.Every town